Bundle-carrier and band-cutter



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BOOTH. BUNDLE CARRIER AND BAND GUTTER.

Patented Dec. 13, 1892.

(No Modl.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. A. BOOTH. BUNDLE CARRIER AND BAND CUTTER.

No. 487,707. Patented Dec. 13, 1892.

TNE norms PETERS c0. wlmo-Ll'rma.v WASHINGTON. u, c.

UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ALONZO BOOTH, OF AUGUSTA, MONTANA.

BUNDLE-CARRIER AND BAN D-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,707, dated December13, 1892.

Application filed May 3, 1892- Serial No. 431,742- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, ALONZO BOOTH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Augusta, in the county of Lewis and Clarke and StateofMontana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bundle-Carriers and Band-Cutters; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to an improvement in bundle-carriers andbaud-cutters; and it consists in the construction and arrangement ofparts more fully hereinafter described, and definitely pointed out inthe claims.

The object of this invention is to provide improved means fortransporting bundles of grain to thrashing-machines which will embodyfeatures rendering the device efficient and easily adjustable to anyposition or pointfrom which the bundles are to be carried. I attain thisobject by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views, and in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement.Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the same, one side of which is brokenaway. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section showing one of the tables brokenaway, and Fig. 4 is a detail section through one of the revolvingtables.

In the drawings, A represents the supporting frame or base havingenlarged circular ends A, the central portion between the ends beingarranged and adapted to fit on the table of a thrashing-machine directlyin the rear of the cylinder, the same to be attached thereon in anysuitable manner.

On the under side of the ends A are located depending lugs a, havingjournal-bearings formed therein in which a horizontal shaft B isjournaled, the shaft being provided at opposite ends with beveledpinions B, and between one of the pinions and end of the shaft islocated a d riving-pulley B over which the driving-belt B passes.

Mounted on the upper face of the ends of the supporting-frame A arebeveled wheels 0, having hubs c, which rest on the plate and throughwhich the retaining stub-axles C are passed,the upper ends of the axlesbeing flared to prevent the same from falling through, while the lowerends are passed through openings in the parts A and carry at their lowerends horizontal shafts D, which have keyed thereon near their outer endssuitable bevelpinions D, meshing with the teeth 0 formed on the underface and at the outer edge of the wheel 0, the outer ends of the shaftsD carrying pulley-wheels E, and between the wheels E and bevel-pinions Dare fixed bearings e, formed in depending arms 6, extending out from andsecured to the movable capplates F, located on top of the wheel 0, thecap-plates being pivoted on the axles C and formed with dependingperipheral flanges f, fitting over the periphery of the Wheel 0, asplainly shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

G represents the conveyer-troughs, having journaled in the opposite endsthereof the drums 9, over which the endless carryingaprous G, providedwith suitable outwardlyprojecting pins g, pass. The inner ends of thetroughs G are pivotally secured to brackets F rigidly supported by thetables or caps F. The shafts of the inner drums of the carrying apronsare extended out beyond the troughs and have secured thereon pulleys H,over which connecting driving-belts I pass, the opposite ends of whichalso pass over the pulleys E. p

K represents cross-bars extending across the upper face of thecarrying-troughs. These bars have inserted therethrough band-cuttingknives L, located centrally and extended down to a point within the pathof the moving bundles.

M are the suspending-cords by which the carrying-troughs are retained inan inclined position.

It will be understood that the above-described construction constitutescarriers for opposite sides of the machine, their construction being thesame in every respect, with the exception of the pulley B Inoperationpower is transmitted through the belt B to the shaft 13, rotating thepinions B, which project through suitable apertures in the plate A andmesh with the teeth of the wheels 0, thereby rotating the said wheels,which in turn rotate the pinions D, the shafts D, the pulley-wheels E,and through the medium of the belts I rotate the drums at the inner endsof the carrying-aprons. When it is desired to adjust thecarrying-aprons, they can be moved laterally by virtue of the pivotedplates, the pinions D at the same time being carried around by theplates, but at all times held in engagement with the teeth of the wheels0. It will also be seen that the conveyers may be adjusted vertically byvirtue of their pivotal connections with the plates F.

In the construction herein shown and described I have not mentioned anyparticular arrangement for placing or securing the device t0 thethrashing-machine; but any suit able means may be employed, or the samemay be supported independent of the thrashingmachine on suitable groundsupports.

I amaware that many minor changes in the construction and arrangement ofthe parts of my device can be made and substituted for those hereinshown and described without in the least departing from the nature andprinciple of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bundle-carrier for thrashing-machines, the combination, with thesupportingplate, a horizontal shaft journaled thereon, a bevel-pinion onthe shaft, a pulley on the shaft, a horizontallydisposed gear-wheelmounted on the plate, having teeth on its under face and an aperturedhub, an axle passing through said hub, a horizontal shaft having itsinner end supported by said axle, a bevel-pinion on the shaft meshingwith the teeth of said wheel, a revoluble table or plate mounted on theaxle above the wheel, a pulley on the shaft supported by the axle, abearing dependingfrom thecap through which said shaft passes, aconveyer-trough having an endless apron therein, drums over which saidapron passes, a pulley on one of said drums, and a belt connecting saidpulley with the pulley on the axle-shaft, substantially as described.

2. In a bundle-carrier for thrashing-machines, the combination, with arevoluble table or plate, a conveyer-trough pivotally secured thereto, agear-wheel below the plate, an axle passing through said wheel and towhich the plate is secured, a horizontal shaft supported by said axleand plate, a pinion on said shaftmeshing with said gear-wheel, aconnection between said shaft and the conveyer for actuating the apronthereof, and means for rotating the gear-wheel, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a bundle-carrier for thrashing-ma-' chines, the combination, witha revoluble table or plate, a conveyer-trough hinged thereto, agear-wheel below the plate, an axle passing through the wheel, a shaft,a beveled gear on the shaft, a depending bearing on the plate throughwhich the shaft passes, a pulley on the outer end of the shaft, a pulleyon the conveyer-trough, a band connection between the two pulleys, aband-cutter on the conveyertrough, and means for actuating the severalparts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALONZO BOOTII.

Vitnesses:

Tnos. G. WooDs, C. C. Woons.

